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BETC is a holistic, experiential, nature and adventure-based mental health counseling and education service in the Heart of the Treasure Valley. Here, we are passionate about changing the way we think about therapy. We want to ensure that one's path to healing is unique, empowering, personally meaningful, culturally relevant, and socially justice-minded.
HEALING EXPERIENCES BEYOND THE COUNSELING OFFICE
BETC
(pronounced like Betsy)
participant in custom adventure (multi-day class field trip)
"the intention being to expose my students to a bit of wilderness orienteering, a bit of navigational star lore, a bit of what it might feel like to be finding one's way through small-scale adversity, and overall to the camaraderie of their class community. Every step of the way was shepherded by our unflappable guide, whose practical wisdom and kindly humor eased the way. Ali set each student up for success, and managed to share her skill in such a way that we all grew through the experience."
"[working with BETC] was a dream brought to fruition"
individual experiential counseling client
"I have been involved with another therapist intermittently for over 2 decades and am now having breakthroughs with BETC that I didn't know were possible. Reach out if you're seeking a more fulfilling, real, compassionate, loving, playful, creative life."
"[I] am now having breakthroughs with BETC that I didn't know were possible."
Participant in LGBTQ+ Safety Planning in Times of Tyranny Workshop
"The safety planning meeting was a therapeutic gathering with folks who work to support the LGBTQIA+ society. In the current bleak reality, the gathering gave me comfort that many in the Valley are working to help make the world better for queer folks."
"In the current bleak reality, the gathering gave me comfort [...]"
Join an existing group or consult about creating a custom experience, these Immersive gatherings that integrate healing practices, nature, and soul-work. Participants are invited into renewal, reconnection, and embodied tools for finding your way in the fog.
retreats & workshops
Our minds and bodies respond powerfully to ceremonies and rituals that keep us connected to ourselves, each other, our world, and the divine. BETC can help create and facilitate rites to honor thresholds of life...grief, growth, endings, and beginnings. These rituals are spiritually innovative and draw from personally meaningful and culturally relevant practices.
Rites of Passage and Ceremony
Focused individualized experiences for couples, families, teams or coworkers to promote human connection and flourishing relationships. Through shared adventure and the guidance of the natural world, we build resilience, belonging, and a develop a truer sense of collective care.
custom adventure
One-on-one sessions rooted in AEDP and IFS, woven with nature and embodied practice. This is a space to soften defenses, tend to the soul, and rediscover wholeness through curiosity, presence, and active compassion.
Individual Experiential Counseling
work with me
Meet ali: Your compassionate therapist, educator, & guide.
Hi, I'm Ali.
I'm an experiential counselor and educator in the Treasure Valley, Idaho. As a therapist, I see clients from many walks of life as they navigate life's greatest struggles and notice its deepest joys. If you're seeking mental health care, I am so happy to find you here.
